Florida & Georgia Log Home Builders, Erection Crews & Dry-In Crews

Building a custom log home in Florida or Georgia starts with assembling the right construction team. Whether you're searching for a Florida log home builder, Georgia log home builder, experienced log home erection crew or a crew capable of taking your home through complete dry-in, Log Home Guys can help you determine the right construction approach for your project.

Some customers already have a General Contractor and construction crew. Others need help determining what type of log home building crew their project requires.

With Log Home Guys, you don't have to limit your search to specialized log home builders or expensive traveling log erection crews. A qualified local construction crew can be trained in the erection of our Heart-Cut Cypress log and timber system, with Log Home Guys providing hands-on training, engineered plans and technical support throughout construction.

The objective is simple: put the right people, engineered plans, Heart-Cut Cypress materials and technical support together to build the home correctly.

Florida Log Home Builders

Building a log home in Florida can present challenges that are very different from constructing the same home elsewhere in the country.

A qualified Florida General Contractor understands local permitting, inspections, subcontractors and construction practices. But even an excellent custom-home builder may have limited experience erecting a log and timber structure.

That's where Log Home Guys becomes part of the construction team.

We work with the General Contractor and crew to help them understand the Log Home Guys system and the requirements shown on the engineered and stamped plans.

Depending upon the building location, Florida construction and engineering considerations may include:

• Hurricane and high-wind design
• Wind uplift and structural load paths
• Shear forces
• Engineered connections and anchoring
• Flood zones and floodways
• Raised foundations
• Moisture and weather exposure
• Site-specific structural conditions

This allows the customer to combine the local knowledge of an experienced Florida log home builder or General Contractor with the specialized Cypress log-home knowledge, engineering and construction support provided by Log Home Guys.

Georgia Log Home Builders

Georgia log home construction presents its own range of building conditions.

Projects in southern Georgia can face significant heat, humidity and moisture exposure, while northern Georgia properties may involve mountain terrain, steep building sites, specialized foundations and difficult site access.

An experienced Georgia log home builder or General Contractor brings valuable local construction knowledge to the project.

Log Home Guys brings the specialized knowledge of our Cypress log and timber system.

Together, the local construction team can follow the project's engineered plans while receiving technical guidance on the portions of construction unique to the Log Home Guys system.

Every project is different. That's why our homes can be designed and engineered around the actual home, building location and site conditions rather than forcing the project into a one-size-fits-all log-home package.

Log Home Building & Erection Crews

A log home building crew and a log home erection crew may perform different scopes of work.

Some crews specialize in erecting the log walls and heavy timber components. Others may provide a broader construction scope extending through structural framing, roof framing and complete dry-in.

During log erection, the crew may be responsible for:

• Log layout and sequencing
• Log stacking
• Dovetail corner assembly
• Engineered fasteners and connections
• Window and door openings
• Electrical preparation within log walls
• Posts, beams and heavy timbers
• Timber-frame components
• Structural connections
• Roof-to-wall interfaces

Accuracy during this stage matters because mistakes made during log erection can affect other portions of the home later in construction.

That's why Log Home Guys provides specialized training and technical support for crews erecting our Cypress log and timber systems.

We Can Train Your Local Log Home Erection Crew

Your construction crew doesn't necessarily need decades of log-home experience before taking on a Log Home Guys project.

What they need is solid construction experience, the ability to follow engineered plans and a willingness to learn the system.

Log Home Guys provides hands-on onsite training in log erection, log stacking and timber framing for the construction crew.

Rather than expecting your builder to learn an unfamiliar system from a manual, we work with the crew while they are actually assembling the home.

We can train and provide technical guidance on the specialized aspects of the system, including log-wall erection, dovetail corners, engineered fastening, timber framing, posts and beams, openings, structural connections, moisture management and the requirements shown on the engineered and stamped plans.

The purpose isn't to replace your General Contractor.

It's to give your General Contractor and crew the specialized knowledge they need to properly construct the Log Home Guys system.

Log Home Dry-In Crews

Some customers aren't looking for one company to complete every phase of construction. They're looking specifically for an experienced log home dry-in crew capable of taking the structure through complete dry-in before local subcontractors complete the remaining work.

A log home dry-in may involve:

• Log erection
• Heavy timber and beam installation
• Structural framing
• Roof framing
• Exterior wall completion
• Window and exterior door installation
• Roof weather protection
• Other work required to bring the structure to the agreed dry-in stage

The exact scope of a complete dry-in should always be established before construction begins.

Once the home reaches the agreed dry-in condition, the General Contractor and local trades can continue with electrical, plumbing, HVAC, interior finishes and the remaining construction.

Before selecting a log home dry-in crew, consult with Log Home Guys so we can help determine whether the crew is trainable and a good fit for your project.

Just as importantly, make sure everyone understands exactly where the dry-in crew's responsibilities begin and end.

You Don't Need to Depend on a Specialized Traveling Log Home Crew

One of the most common questions customers ask us is:

“Who is going to build my log home?”

Many people assume their only option is finding a specialized log home builder or bringing an expensive traveling log erection crew in from another state.

That's not necessary with Log Home Guys.

A qualified local General Contractor can manage the project while Log Home Guys provides specialized training and technical support for the crew erecting the Cypress log and timber system.

Your local foundation contractor can construct the foundation. Local electricians, plumbers, HVAC contractors and roofers can perform their respective trades.

The crew erecting the specialized log and timber structure can receive hands-on training and technical support from Log Home Guys.

You don't need one company performing every trade. You need the right people performing the right work, backed by good engineering, good plans and good coordination.

We Stay With You From Start to Finish

Our involvement doesn't end when the Cypress materials arrive at your jobsite.

Log Home Guys provides technical phone support throughout the log home construction process and can schedule onsite meetings when required.

We stay involved with our customers from the beginning of the project through construction and completion.

When your General Contractor, log home erection crew or subcontractors have questions about the log system, timber framing, engineered plans or installation details, they have someone familiar with the home and system they can contact.

And our relationship doesn't simply end when construction is finished.

We're still here afterward to answer questions and provide ongoing support when needed.

Engineered Plans Give Your Building Crew the Roadmap

Hands-on training works best when the construction crew has detailed plans showing how the home is designed to go together.

Log Home Guys provides engineered and stamped blueprints for the project.

These plans give the General Contractor, log home building crew, erection crew and subcontractors the structural and construction information necessary for the home they're actually building.

The home can be designed and engineered around the building location, site conditions and customer's individual design rather than trying to make a generic package fit a particular property.

Building With Heart-Cut Cypress

The people building the home are important.

So is what they're building with.

Log Home Guys specializes in Heart-Cut Bald Cypress rather than treating all Cypress material as though it has identical characteristics.

The distinction between Cypress sapwood and mature heartwood matters when selecting materials for a log home expected to endure Southern heat, humidity, insects and weather exposure for generations.

Learn why we build Heart-Cut Cypress Log Homes and why mature Cypress heartwood matters.

Looking for a Log Home Builder, Erection Crew or Dry-In Crew?

The first step is determining exactly what you need the construction team to do.

You may need:

• A Florida or Georgia General Contractor to manage the entire project
• A log home building crew
• A specialized log home erection crew
• A log home dry-in crew
• A qualified local crew that Log Home Guys can train
• A combination of these

Those are different scopes of work, and identifying the right approach early can make it easier to assemble the construction team and accurately compare proposals.

Already have a General Contractor? Get them involved early. We can work with them to explain the Cypress log system, engineered plans, crew training and construction process before materials arrive.

Don't have a General Contractor or crew yet? Talk with Log Home Guys before making a selection so we can help you understand what experience and capabilities to look for.

One Home. One Coordinated Building Team.

A successful custom log home requires more than a package of materials.

Your General Contractor manages the overall construction project.

Your log home building or erection crew assembles the specialized log and timber portions of the structure.

Your local subcontractors perform their individual trades.

Log Home Guys provides the custom design, engineering, Heart-Cut Cypress materials, specialized log-erection training and ongoing technical support.

Each has a different responsibility, but everyone is working toward the same objective:

Building your home correctly.

Planning a Log Home in Florida or Georgia?

Whether you're planning a traditional Cypress log home, Florida Cracker-style home, Old-World Log & Timber Home or one of our newer Country-Style Log Homes, deciding who will build it and how the construction team will be organized should happen early in the process.

Log Home Guys can help develop the home design and engineering, manufacture the Heart-Cut Cypress materials, help determine the construction approach, train the erection crew and provide technical support throughout construction.

You bring the property and the vision. We'll help put the system, plans, materials, training and construction support behind the people building your home.

Call Log Home Guys to discuss your Florida or Georgia log home project.